Ciconiidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Ciconiiformes, class Aves. The family contains 20 accepted species worldwide.
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Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823
African openbill is a stork species found in African wetlands, currently facing …
Ciconia episcopus (Boddaert, 1783)
Ciconia episcopus, the woolly-necked stork, is a medium-sized tropical stork wid…
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800)
The saddle-billed stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, is a large African stork…
Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758
Mycteria americana, the wood stork, is a large wading bird found across the Amer…
Mycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769)
Mycteria leucocephala, the painted stork, is a medium-large Asian stork that liv…
Ciconia stormi (W.Blasius, 1896)
Ciconia stormi, or Storm's stork, is a medium-sized black-and-white stork found …
Ciconia maguari (Gmelin, 1789)
The maguari stork is a large South American wetland stork, one of three New Worl…
Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766)
Mycteria ibis, the yellow-billed stork, is a medium-sized African stork with dis…
Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ciconia ciconia, the white stork, is a large distinctive bird with a wide breedi…
Ciconia microscelis G.R.Gray, 1848
Ciconia microscelis, the African woolly-necked stork, is a medium-sized stork th…
Leptoptilos javanicus (Horsfield, 1821)
Leptoptilos javanicus, the lesser adjutant, is a large stork found across South …
Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823
Ciconia abdimii, or Abdim's stork, is the smallest stork species native to Afric…
Ciconiidae animals belong to the Ciconiiformes order in the Animalia kingdom. The eyes are grey, with grey lores, and no distinct colored eye-ring. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Ciconiidae is classified in the order Ciconiiformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata. It can use these features most effectively where they occur in a patchwork on riparian floodplains.
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